Example sentences of "we [vb past] at a [adj] [noun] " in BNC.

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1 Six hours into the journey , and several thousand feet higher , we stopped at a small village to quench our thirst and refuel the jeep from rusty milk-cans .
2 On arrival at a solitary farm we stopped at a simple stone monument which marked the nearby crash-sites for F/L Mackid 's Lancaster , : 7572 ‘ L ’ and F/L Poole 's Halifax , W1020 ‘ K ’ .
3 I forgot to say that on the way to the hot springs we stopped at a neolithic site where they have excavated and reconstructed the life of the people living there 6,000 years ago .
4 And er we played at a high tempo and we passed it and really dominated the rest of the game but our finishing could have been better .
5 Kāli chose the steeper , shorter route to the forest and we climbed at a leisurely pace , stopping occasionally to catch our breath , lurching drunkenly and bumping into each other when the gradient increased and we were too lazy to keep up our momentum .
6 By the time we landed at a rickety jetty , a number of inhabitants had gathered , standing cautiously back to observe us with their heads thrust forward as if they were short-sighted .
7 We worked at a hectic pace .
8 We called at a traditional fishing village where time seemed to have stood still and where the houses on stilts looked picturesque , but somewhat less than homely .
9 We looked at a conventional handle , a mix of slotted/Philips/Posidrive blades , an extension and a ratchet ‘ T ’ handle .
10 Clambering over slippery , wet rocks we halted at a rowan tree just below the top .
11 We stayed at a splendid hostel there .
12 We sat at a special table and just told jokes about the Russians , the Americans , and ourselves . ’
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